Regents of the University of Minnesota v. Chicago & North Western Transportation Co.

OPINION

JOHN F. THOREEN, Judge.*

Appellants challenge the trial court’s dismissal of a petition by the University of Minnesota (the University) to acquire property by eminent domain. Because the trial court did not clearly err in determining that appellants failed to show the requisite necessity for condemning the property, we affirm.

FACTS

The property at issue in this case consists of approximately 30 acres of land located to the northeast of the East Bank campus of the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis.

The University of Minnesota claims to have been interested in acquiring the property…